The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-06

regions of Night! A destroyed
home! Home, the grand unit Of
civilization, the nursery of all that
is good and pure and true! A
home destroyed by alcohol! hous-
dnd-ten thousand homes wantolly
destroyt d by this agent of He'll!
viii not society come to the res
cue?
III. WHAT CAN BE SAID ON THE
OTHER sIDEf
/. 1t can be said that over one
hundred and ten millions Of dollars is
raised annually from revenue and
license. But what is this compared
with the billion and a half Of dollars
wasted in the production of this
amount? Is it wise to expend hir-
teen dollars to make one? Is there
any reason in it? Would man Of
the lowest type of business sense,
continue to expend dollar, in order
to make less than eight cents. The
thing is supremely absurd from a
business point of viewl But when
we come TO add the other evils prev
iously limited at, the continuance OF
the vile traffic savors of infinite n,aleU-
dleace!
2. 1t is said that alcohol is good
as a medicine.
Ii this be granted, Prohibition pro-
poses that it shall be so used, so far
at least as a medicine. So there is
nothing gained to the whisky inter-
est by mentioning this.
3. Much is said of personal liberty
rs one of the advantages accruing to
the other side. But has any man a
right-moral or social-to blast his
own reputation, destroy his family,
and bring countless curses upon
others2 There would be just as much
sense and as much justice in grant
ing men the liberty to murder and
steal, as to grant them the liberty to
do that which occasions most of the
murders and the thefts that occur in
our land. If man wishes to make
a dog of himself, let him leave socie-
ty, and hunt some unoccupied spot,
where he will not injure others There
let him luxuriate in his wanton ex-
cesses, until life's brief spell is over,
and he wakes up in the drunkard's
hell
The truth is, there is nothing con-
ceivable that would justify the con-
tinuance of this fell traffic!
All objections to Prohibition,
viewed from a philanthropic stand
point, weigh simply nothing.
If it were true, (Which is not likely
to be the case), that, the destruction
of revenue from liquor would in
crease taxation, would true lover of
humanity, to avoid the payment Of a
few dollars or cents more or less, be
willing to see millions of human be-
ings impoverished, dishonored, des-
troyed and sent to the realms of Per
dition2 What must be the moral
complexion of the character of that
man who, to save a few dollars,
would be willing to see this infinitely
deleterious curse continue TO sweep
over the earth?
Why all this cry about curtailing
the national revenue, when the demo
Gratis have been seeking to lessen it
for years past2 Why not let the
national income be reduced to its
proper dimensions by cutting off this
blood money IL would probably
be large enough without this. And
as to the State and county taxes, there
is reason to believe that, within a few
years-when the criminal docket is
reduced to one,ftM its present enor-
nous proportions, and when the State
prisons and the lunatic asylumns,
now crowded by victims of strong
drink-these taxes will be reduced
more than the amount derived from
license. There is no ground to APP
prehend any financial loss from this
source; and if there we're, every con-
sistcnt lover of his race would be
willing to bear it without a murmur,
rather than see this great tidal wave
of destruction continue to roll onl
". BUT HAS NOT SOCIETY BEEN GULL
TY OF CARRYING ON THE TRAFFIC?